Beach & Tourism

Acreage Cleared at The Boca Raton Property As City Approves Street Name Changes

by
Daniel Nee
June 17, 2026

Major construction is underway at The Boca Raton resort property, following the approval earlier this year of a major residential development there and the resulting reconfiguration of the club’s signature golf course. Meanwhile, the city council has approved a measure that would rename two private streets within the resort.

The city council last week granted the request by the resort’s ownership to change Mizner Village Drive and SE 4th Avenue to the new name – Banyan Tree Lane. The streets run through the approximately 110-acre property at 501 East Camino Real.

City staff presented the name change application as part of the resort’s ongoing, substantial renovations. The property owner stated in its request that the new street name will better “reflect the identity” it seeks to project in the residential and hospitality sectors.

Construction at The Boca Raton resort property, June 2026, Boca Raton, FL. (Photo: Boca Daily News)

The action comes as construction has commenced on a major new residential project at the resort. In March, the council unanimously approved an eight-story, 76-unit condominium tower on a 5.224-acre parcel in the resort’s northeast quadrant. The 505,840-square-foot building will stand about 100 feet tall — similar in height to the neighboring Mizner Tower — and will include units ranging from two to five bedrooms. Construction is now underway, with aerial photos showing significant clearing of portions of the resort’s existing golf course which will ultimately be home to the residential tower. Crews can be seen clearing acres upon acres of space that once represented portions of the course, with heavy equipment being used to grade portions of the property. Additional equipment was being utilized near several water features on the property as excavators cleared paths through what will ultimately become a significantly modified course.

According to filings by the resort’s owner, about two-thirds of the course will keep its existing routing, although holes will be reshaped and upgraded. Approximately one-third of the course will be substantially reconfigured, with changes to hole routing and navigation. A new irrigation system and new turfgrass will be installed throughout the course, reflecting the purpose of much of the excavation work. The goal is to “improve playability, course conditions, and strategy” while retaining the “historic character of the course,” the resort stated.

Construction at The Boca Raton resort property, June 2026, Boca Raton, FL. (Photo: Boca Daily News)

Meanwhile, the residential tower will feature amenities such as a resident club area, indoor pool, lobby, mailboxes, gym, spa garden, golf terrace and rooftop pool deck, along with one level of underground parking and a reconfigured internal roadway. The March approval also authorized a new 31,696-square-foot fitness center and the relocation of a golf maintenance facility. The project increases the resort’s total allowed residential units by 14, to 1,140.

Because the streets are private and no residences or other structures outside the property derive addresses from these segments, the name change will have limited impact beyond the resort grounds, city staff said in a memorandum on the street name change. Boca Owner LLC – the formal name of the entity which owns the resort – will bear all costs to replace existing street signs and remains responsible for maintenance of the private streets.

Construction at The Boca Raton resort property, June 2026, Boca Raton, FL. (Photo: Boca Daily News)

The city’s Fire-Rescue and Police departments, as well as the U.S. Postal Service, reviewed the request and determined it would result in no adverse effects the memorandum said.